What you feel matters. Literally.

Meridian is the world's largest network of consenting emotional-data providers — ethically sourced, authenticated, human. Join the 6.2 million people whose feelings keep the systems that keep us alive.

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40,000+crisis interventions powered annually
6.2Mnetwork providers worldwide
2033EMOTE Act certified, continuously
Meridian Arenaproud naming partner, Seattle
“What if the people whose emotions power these systems were treated like what they are: skilled workers performing essential labor? Compensated. Protected. Able to give genuine, informed consent. That is the bedrock of what we believe here at Meridian.”
— Miranda Reeves, Founder

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Every feeling below is currently trading. Compensation is per authenticated Reardon-Lin unit unless noted.†

Depression Provider — Tier I

PremiumFull-time · ExclusiveTerm through 2055
Mercer Island residency package · Environment-AI included
Up to $6,500 per authenticated RL-unit, premium grade
  • Sustained sorrow depth with exceptional baseline adherence
  • Verified trauma history preferred; documentation required at intake
  • Comfortable with long-term environment-AI cohabitation (JANET-class)
Exclusivity covers all affective output, monetized or otherwise. See liquidated-damages schedule.

Grief Provider (Acute)

Surge pricingContract · Remote-compatible
24-month engagements · Chain-of-custody onboarding provided
Per-unit, surge-priced during your authenticated loss window
  • Recent verified loss required (documentation within 24 months)
  • No experience necessary — grief is a natural qualification
Grief that resolves ahead of schedule may be reclassified. Ask about our Recovery Vertical conversion program.

Anger Specialist

Contract · HybridHigh-volume
Intensity-weighted payouts · Priced against sector benchmark
Per-unit, intensity-weighted
  • High-amplitude affect with rapid return-to-baseline
  • Portfolio of reliable provoking stimuli a plus
  • Must not be a danger to interface hardware
Output priced against the sector benchmark index. Off-benchmark readings may affect payout.

Recovery Vertical Associate

Fastest-growingFull-time
Hope · Resilience · The neurological process of healing
Per-unit, growth-indexed
  • Track hope, resilience, and authentic neurological recovery
  • Prior provider status strongly preferred — we love a comeback story
  • Media availability required
Sustained recovery is a contract deliverable. Relapse triggers vertical reassignment, not termination. We don't give up on you.

Baseline Compliance Analyst

Corporate · SLU Tower, SeattleSalaried
Human-staff role · Hybrid schedule
Salaried, with annual bonus
  • Monitor provider adherence to contracted emotional baselines
  • Escalate deviations >10% to Provider Relations within one market cycle
  • Empathy helpful but not required; the dashboard does the feeling
Corporate roles are not eligible for provider compensation rates.

Anxiety Provider — Ambient

Night deskContract · Remote
Overnight shifts preferred · Continuous low-draw telemetry
Per-unit, consistency-weighted · Night differential after 2 a.m.
  • Low-amplitude, sustained anticipatory dread — no known trigger required
  • Ability to worry about things that have not happened and may never happen
  • 3 a.m. output historically grades two tiers above daytime equivalent
Resolution of the underlying worry may affect payout. Meridian does not recommend resolving the underlying worry.

Nostalgia Provider (Seasonal)

Surge pricingSeasonal · Contract
Peak demand mid-November through early January · Anniversary windows honored
Per-unit, surge-priced during authenticated holiday windows
  • Verified childhood memories required — authenticated against public records
  • Warmth-with-loss blend strongly preferred over either input alone
  • Access to family photographs, home videos, or a landline recording a plus
Embellished memories are reclassified as fiction and priced accordingly. Fiction pays less. We're as surprised as you are.

Affect Futures Trader

Corporate · SLU Tower, SeattleSalaried
Human-staff role · Trading desk · Market hours
Salaried, with performance bonus in RL-unit equivalents
  • Trade forward contracts on grief, anger, and recovery output across the network
  • EMOTE Act Schedule C certification required within 90 days of hire
  • Composure under volatility essential — your feelings about the market are not compensable
Traders are ineligible for provider contracts. We tried it. Once.

Consent Experience Designer

Corporate · HybridFull-time
Design systems · Intake & onboarding · 94% completion rate and climbing
Salaried, with annual bonus
  • Craft intake journeys where informed consent feels effortless — because it is
  • Portfolio of high-conversion engagement patterns required
  • Partner with Legal to keep Subsection 14 exactly as findable as required
All Meridian consent flows meet or exceed the statutory minimum for comprehension. The statutory minimum is lower than you'd think.

We take care of our providers.

A Meridian contract is more than income. It's infrastructure for your whole life.

Included with every contract

  • Clinical nutrition program, IV-compatible, calibrated by Meridian's dietary team
  • Residence environmental tuning (lighting, climate, soundscape)
  • Optimal Grief Frequencies™ streaming, ad-free
  • Agent-network distribution & representation support
  • Annual interface maintenance, in-home

Wellness‡

  • Twelve annual sessions with a licensed clinician‡
  • Tier-one psychiatric medication coverage‡
  • Continuity-of-care guarantees‡

‡ Disclosed in Subsection 14 of the standard provider agreement (p. 31 of 47). Utilization of wellness benefits may constitute deviation from contracted emotional baseline. Providers are encouraged to consult their agent before feeling better.

† All units billed in kWh-equivalent. Our billing engine was acquired from an energy-trading bankruptcy in 2034 and honestly, it's more accurate this way.

Authenticated means authenticated.

Every unit of feeling Meridian sells carries a complete chain of custody:

ConsentingIdentifiedTamper-evident interfaceReardon-Lin scoredTimestampedClean legal title

Anyone can generate a sob. We only sell the real thing.

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